Oshtemo Township Planning Commission Completes Read-Through of Draft Energy Systems Ordinance
Oshtemo Township’s Planning Commission finished reading its draft energy systems ordinance aloud, and staff will prepare a second draft. The…
Oshtemo Township Board Adopts Millage Rates, Reviews 2027 Budget Drafts
Oshtemo Township's board adopted an operating millage of 1.75 mills and a road millage of 1.25 mills on September 29.…
Oshtemo Township Board Leans Toward Holding Millage Rates Steady and Weighs Capital Project Trims
Oshtemo Township's board continued working through its 2027 budget, focusing on millage rates, police funding, and capital projects. Building on…
Oshtemo Township Advances Solar Moratorium
The Oshtemo Township Board approved the first reading of a moratorium on new solar energy applications. The moratorium is meant…
Oshtemo Township Faces Budget Gap as State Revenue Sharing Declines
Oshtemo Township's general fund revenue is projected to fall short of operating costs next year, township officials told the board…
How Kalamazoo County’s License Plate Reader Program Works, and What’s Still Being Decided
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller presented to the Oshtemo Township Board on how the county's automatic license plate reader program…
Oshtemo Approves Bed and Breakfast Variances for 7 Oaks Ranch and Retreats
The Oshtemo Township Zoning Board of Appeals approved two zoning variances clearing the way for a bed and breakfast at…
Oshtemo Joint Boards Meeting Covers Sewer Progress, Public Comment Process, and More
Oshtemo Charter Township's Board, Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Downtown Development Authority, South Drake Road Corridor Improvement Authority, and…
Oshtemo Township Advances Solar Moratorium While Drafting Battery Storage Safety Rules
Oshtemo Township's Planning Commission voted unanimously to advance a moratorium on new solar energy project applications to the Township Board.…
Most Police Calls in Oshtemo Aren’t About Crime at All
Oshtemo residents call the sheriff's office most often for welfare checks and suspicious activity, not violent crime, according to a…
Oshtemo Board Takes No Action on County’s Winter Shelter Funding Request
Oshtemo Township's board took no formal action on a request from Kalamazoo County to help fund this winter's homeless shelter…
Oshtemo Township Planning Commission Splits Decision on N Avenue Care Facility Proposal
Oshtemo Township's Planning Commission denied construction of a new duplex building for a proposed care facility on N Avenue, while…